Direction signal



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L/qllorney Patented July 3, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT -oFElcE DIRECTION SIGNAL Lec Wing, Calexico, Calif.

Application April 28, 193.2, Serial No. 607,587

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in direction signals for use on automobiles and other land vehicles.

The principal object of this invention is to pro- .3 vide a direction signal wherein the several characters are so mounted' and constructed as to aiiordclearness and attractiveness in exhibition not iound in signals of this kind, now on the marhet. v l

Other important objects and advantages oi the invention will become apparent to the reader oi the iollowing specication.

'in the drawings:-

Figure l represents a iront elevational view oi the iront signalt box.

Fig. 2 represents a iront elevational view oi the rear signal box.

Fie.l 3 represents o, vertical sectional view through the bor.. shown in Fig. l.

Fig. l represents a front elevational view oi the lamp bou shown iny Fig. 1, with the pene removed.

Fig. o represents a iront elevational view ci the bon shown in Fig. 2, with the pane re= moved.

Fig. ii represents a iront elevadonel `view oi the pilot lamp bon.

Fie. l represents a iraentary detailed sectional View through the pilot lamp box.

wie. to the drawings'wherein like nu 9 designate like parte, it can be seen in Fig. l, that numeral generally refers to the iront simpl bon, we numeral d in Fis. 2 generally refers m the rear signal bon', both boxes' being ci the same construction excepting for the tad light.

signal box consists ci a rectaar shaped casing which as shown in Fig. d, is prosided with a 4smaller rectar shaped compnrtuient 9 therein, with the walls ci the com-u pertment, spaced from the walls ci the dirsi#I mentioned casing. both the casing and compare ment being open on the same' side and ha e econ irosted or ground pane l@ covering the same, the pane being mounted in.` a rim ll.

lThe central portion of the pane ill has o terno. such as Turn in clear glass letters; while the annular portions around this term is provided with. oppositely disposed Lshaped clear glass rmngs 12 and -13 in the i'orm of arrows coinciding with the neon or gaseous tubes 14 and 15 respectively, which are mounted in the annular space between the casing 9 and the casing d and surrounding the saidcasing 9. vlliese neonor gaseous tubes 14 and 15 are in the iorm oi oppositely directed arrows. il bulb 16 is provided in the casing 9 for illuminating the designation on the pane when either ci the neon tubes 14, is energized.

For placement on thedash board of the auto e, a pilot lamp box generally referred to by' numeral 17 is provided, the same being provided with a casing 18 having afront cover plate 19 formed with oppositely disposed arrows 20 and 21 corresponding to the arrows 14 and 15 shown in Fig. 4. The word Turn generally g5 referred to by numeral 22 is also struck out from the cover 19. The interior of the casing 18 is divided by a pair of horizontally disposed partitions 23-23, the ends of the partitions 23- 23 being connected at one end by a partition which extends upwardly in connection with the top of the casing 18 and which is denoted by numeral 24. The remaining ends of the partitions 23-23 are connected by the vertical partltion 25 which extends downwardly to connect to the lower portion of the casing 18. Thus two L-shaped compartments 26-27 are provided between which is the compartment 28 deilned by the partitions 23-23 which are provided with slots 28 therein through which light irom the lamps 29-30 in the,compartments 26--27 can penetrate.

.l o ono foregoing poomoouon sets forth the` inventionin speccterms, it is to be understoodthat numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope oiD the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:-l X

l. A signal comprising a substantially rectanguiar sho casing open on one side thereof, a substantially rectangular compartment centrally disposed in said casing and spaced from the side, bottom and top walls of the c to form an 95 annular space therearound, means cooperating with the central compartment to display the indicia and means cooperating with said annular space to selectively display either of a pair oi L-shaped indicating arrows, said arrows together surrounding the central compartment with the heads ci the arrows being located in diagonally oppositecorners of the casing and vbeing directed in opposite directions.

' of L-shaped arrows, in said annular space and ,surrounding said central compartment, the heads 

